Comedy

Tyler Menz has opened for the likes of Todd Barry, Andy Kindler, Darryl Lenox, Neil Hamburger, and Steve-O. As the Milwaukee comic learned his way, developed his style, and produced a variety of stand-up shows,...

Last November, Los Angeles (by way of Elm grove, Wisconsin) comedian Charlie Berens told us how his Badger State background informed his comedy. At the time of that interview, Berens' Wisconsin-themed Titanic, ...

Ron Funches is in a good place right now. The comic has amassed an impressive (and growing) résumé of acting and voiceover work. He's lost about 140 pounds. He's dating someone new and is having fun raising his...

The 12th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival was the yearly event's largest and largest-scale iteration to date. Not even including our semi-affiliated Roast Of Milwaukee, the Comedy Fest consisted of a whopping 1...

Even though Ron Funches is one of the most exciting and refreshingly original comedians working today, it's quite possible (if not probable) that the charismatic comic has gone undetected on the collective rada...

Last night, Milwaukee Record held the 3rd annual Roast Of Milwaukee at Club Garibaldi. In addition to giving local media personalities and comedians a chance to rib the city they love and collecting donations f...

Hey, what's going on? It's Monday morning (well, afternoon) and Bill Burr will be checking in on Milwaukee for two shows at the Riverside Theater. Go fuck yourself!Yes, the beloved stand-up, popular podcast...

Since Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job premiered in 2007, the subversive sketch show from the twisted minds of anti-comedy geniuses Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim has amassed significant cult acclaim. Beyo...

In 1984, Rita Landis went to a ComedySportz show and vowed she'd one day be on stage. Thirty years later, she did. Now 54, the longtime comedy fan has taken the steps to make her improv aspirations a reality. S...

In addition to being "The World's Largest Music Festival," Summerfest also offers a bevy of other attractions that complement the 11 days worth of music ("Taped" or otherwise). One of the longest-running non-mu...

Back in 2015, we decided to help informally kick off the Milwaukee Comedy Festival by asking eight comedians to take the stage at Bremen Cafe and gently (or, in some cases, straight-up viciously) make fun of th...

Despite the serious and, at times, disgusting nature of the show's subject matter, Last Podcast On The Left is one of the most popular and beloved comedy podcasts around. Each week, three co-hosts discuss the b...

Originating long before the city had anything even resembling a sustainable comedy community, Milwaukee Comedy Festival has grown and evolved in kind with Milwaukee’s humor scene. From August 2-6, the Matt Kemp...

Since destroying in two Pabst Theater shows back in the spring of 2015, comedian John Mulaney released a heralded comedy special called The Comeback Kid, took Broadway by storm as co-writer/co-director/co-star ...

Last month, The Dollop—a popular American history podcast—came to Milwaukee. While here, hosts/comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds performed a stand-up show at Puddler's Hall. Reynolds, who original hail...

In its inaugural year, Cream City Comedy Festival brought 11 stand-up, improv, and variety shows to venues in four Milwaukee neighborhoods over the course of four days. Better yet, all the shows were free. Best...

Back in 2014, Milwaukee comedian Ryan Lowe's "Stand-Up Cinema" injected MST3K-like movie commentary from local comics, as well as elements of stand-up, sketch, and self-shot video vignettes to such film classic...

The Dollop is a popular American history podcast. At least once a week (usually more), comedian Dave Anthony reads a story to his friend, comedian Gareth Reynolds, who has no idea what the topic is going to be ...

Just days removed from Arte Para Todos announcing the astounding lineup for its four-day, five-neighborhood, 25-venue festival to benefit Milwaukee school art programs, another grassroots philanthropic artist u...